The Blitz was Nazi Germany's sustained aerial bombing ... (Getty Images) Firemen who fought the Second Great Fire of London recall fighting the fires until New Year 1941, in a film by J.B. Priestley.

Capital city: London was the main target of the Blitz. It experienced 57 consecutive days of bombing from 7 September 1940. Docks were targeted, as well as factories, railways and other industrial ...